Tar Kiln Mountain
Tar Kiln Mountain rises to 539 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Nunns Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49081410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 539 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 13 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 14 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nunns Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Rich Hill: 1.2 mi
- Toms Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bowens Knob: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 7.6 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 7.8 mi
- Byrds Marker: 8.0 mi
- Mabry Mill: 8.9 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 9.0 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 11.9 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Rider Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Cascades: 15.9 mi
- Torys Falls: 16.0 mi
- Window Falls: 17.0 mi
- Tise falls: 17.0 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 14.2 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 14.3 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 14.4 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 19.2 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 20.6 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 15.1 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.4 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 17.4 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.4 mi
- Moores Wall: 16.7 mi
- Indian Face: 16.8 mi
- Cooks Wall: 17.8 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 20.1 mi
- Three Bears: 20.1 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 6.8 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 14.2 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 14.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.6 mi
- One Clear View: 20.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 17.6 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 19.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Tar Kiln Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,210 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 357° | 1,087 m | 11.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 1° | 1,081 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 12° | 1,080 m | 14.0 mi |
| Slate Mountain | N 355° | 1,059 m | 10.8 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 9° | 1,049 m | 12.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,027 m | 12.5 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NNW 343° | 1,015 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582139
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 14 mi
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